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Sad information out of the world of tv at the moment, as Meredith Vieira’s husband, Richard Cohen, has handed away.
Fittingly, the information was shared this morning on the Today present, the place Meredith labored as an anchor from 2006 to 2011.
Hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie revealed that Cohen handed away on Christmas Eve.
An clearly emotional Kotb added that he was “surrounded by household and love” in his closing hours.
Kotb famous that Vieira and Cohen’s three grownup kids, Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily, had been “involved they had been going to lose him early” when the household gathered for Thanksgiving.
They had been reportedly capable of take some solace in the truth that he held on via the vacation season.
“They acquired an excellent month with their dad,” she defined.
Richard Cohen’s Cause of Death
Cohen handed away following a 50-year battle with a number of sclerosis.
According to Page Six, he was identified on the age 25, effectively earlier than he met Vieira.
Richard reportedly opened up about his well being struggles on their second date. The couple married in 1986.
The Fights of His Life
In addition to his battle with MS, Cohen beat colon most cancers twice — first in 1999 and once more in 2000.
He wrote about his sicknesses and the assist he acquired from Vieira in his 2018 memoir, Chasing Hope: A Patient’s Deep Dive into Stem Cells, Faith, and the Future.
“Spouses have the burden of tending to the wants of a cherished one, even after they would secretly somewhat push him out a window,” he wrote.
“I knew they shouldn’t be handled as spectators when they’re within the ring with us,” he added.
Meredith and Richard had been within the ring collectively for practically 40 years of marriage. And we’re certain she’ll proceed to struggle for the causes he cared so deeply about.
Our ideas exit to Richard’s family members throughout this enormously troublesome time.
